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having trouble translating...
this may seem a little strange, but there's a line of lyrics from a song that i have been trying to translate into french for a really long time.
the line is "burn it down and walk away" (as in a command for someone to burn down a structure and then walk away from it).
it's been a few years since i took any kind of french classes, and here's the best i've come up with: "incendiez-la et marchez loin" - that's a polite command though, and i'm trying to figure out a familiar command. "incendies-la et marches loin" - is that even slightly correct?
my boyfriend was thinking of getting the french translation as a tattoo, so i just want to make sure i have it right.
thank you so much!
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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on -
My suggestion would be Brules-le et fous le camp, which is vernacular and more like Burn it and get the hell out.
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Permalink Reply by Isabelle75Paris on -
For "burn it down" you can say "incendies la/le", "brûles la/le" or "mets(-y) le feu". And for "and walk away" you can say "et vas-t'en" or "et fous le camp" (like Stu said). I don't think it sounds that great in French, it sounds better in English to me.
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Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on
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Isabelle -- how about "mets le feu et casse-toi!"?
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Permalink Reply by Isabelle75Paris on
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lol yeah good suggestion! It sounds pretty good to say that actually :)
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Permalink Reply by mary claire williams on
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thanks so much for the suggestions, you guys!!! i really appreciate it :)
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